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Network Plan Part 7 - Southern Monitoring Operation Site Descriptions

3.2 Southern Monitoring Site Listings

Address: Farmingdale Water District
72 Gazza Blvd.
Babylon, NY 11735

AQS Number: 36-103-0002
DEC Number: 5150-02
New York State County: Suffolk
Statistical Area: New York City Metropolitan Area
Coordinates: 40.74529 N 73.41919 W

The Babylon air monitoring station was originally established in the 1970's as a continuous sulfur dioxide and ozone site. Located on Long Island, downwind from New York City, the site continues to measures urban ozone levels in the New York City metropolitan area.

In 1999 a Federal Reference Method fine particulate (PM_2.5) sampler was added to the site. This PM_2.5 monitor is part of the overall PM_2.5 monitoring network used for comparison to the National Ambient Air Quality Standards.

The ozone data are reported to the AirNow system.

The parameters monitored are indicated in the following table:

CCNY

Address: City College of New York
Administration Building
160 Convent Avenue
New York, NY 10031

AQS Number: 36-061-0135
DEC Number: 7093-25
New York State County: New York
Statistical Area: New York City Metropolitan Area
Coordinates: 40.81976 N 73.94825 W

The City College of New York - CCNY air monitoring site was established during the summer of 2007. This site includes an ozone analyzer and a continuous fine particulate (PM_2.5) sampler. Fine particulate monitoring utilizes a PM_2.5 R&P Tapered Element Oscillating Microbalance (TEOM).

In addition to Department monitoring equipment the CCNY School of Engineering operate ambient air monitoring equipment in the same location. Data from this equipment are not reported or certified by the Department.

Data from this site is reported to the AirNow system.

The parameters monitored are indicated in the following table:

Division Street

Address: New York City Department of Education
Public School 12
40 Division Street
New York, NY 10002

AQS Number: 36-061-0134
DEC Number: 7093-24
County: New York
Statistical Area: New York City Metropolitan Area
Coordinates: 40.71436 N 73.99518 W

This site was established in September 2006. Initially the site contained a continuous fine particulate (PM_2.5) Tapered Element Oscillating Microbalance (TEOM). In March 2007, the FRM PM_2.5, PM₁₀ and MetOne Speciation samplers were added following the emergency shut down of the Canal Street Post Office (36-061-0062). Reference EPA letter: Ruvo to Lavin dated: March 14, 2007. The URG 3000 Carbon sampler was added in May 2007.

The parameters monitored are indicated in the following table:

Eisenhower Park

Address: Nassau County Park, Recreation and Museums
Eisenhower Park
740 Merrick Avenue
East Meadow, NY 11554

AQS Number: 36-059-0005
DEC Number: 2950-10
New York State County: Nassau
Statistical Area: New York City Metropolitan Area
Coordinates: 40.74316 N 73.58549 W

The Eisenhower Park air monitoring station was originally established as a Nassau County Health Department air monitoring site. This site was operated by a Nassau County Health Department employee with operational and quality assurance support from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation until 2000 when the Department took over complete control of the site.

The continuous fine particulate (PM_2.5) monitoring data from this site are reported to AirNow.

The parameters monitored are indicated in the following table:

Fresh Kills West

Address: 310 West Service Road
Fresh Kills Landfill
Staten Island, NY 10314

AQS Number: 36-085-0111
DEC Number: 7097-17
New York State County: Richmond
Statistical Area: New York City Metropolitan Area
Coordinates: 40.58027 N 74.19832 W

The Fresh Kills West air monitoring station was established in July 1999 as part of an air quality study of the Fresh Kills Landfill and the start up of the methane gas flare at the landfill. Following the end of the Landfill study, the Fresh Kills West site became part of the Department's core ambient air monitoring program.

The continuous fine particulate (PM_2.5) monitoring data from this site are reported to AirNow.

The parameters monitored are indicated in the following table:

Hempstead

Address: Lawrence High School
Arlington Place
Cedarhurst, NY 11516

AQS Number: 36-059-0008
DEC Number: 2950-18
New York State County: Nassau
Statistical Area: New York City Metropolitan Area
Coordinates: 40.63103 N 73.73388 W

The Hempstead air monitoring station was originally established in 1980 as a Hi-Volume PM10 site. The PM10 sampling was discontinued and in 1999 the site was established as a Federal Reference Method fine particulate (PM2.5) site. This PM2.5 sampler is part of the overall PM2.5 monitoring network used for comparison to the National Ambient Air Quality Standards.

The parameters monitored are indicated in the following table: